Peshitta - Quiz

1. Which New Testament books were excluded from the standard early Peshitta?

A) 2 Peter, 2 John, 3 John, Jude, Revelation
B) Matthew, Mark, Luke, John, Acts
C) 1 Timothy, 2 Timothy, Titus, Philemon, Hebrews
D) Romans, Galatians, Ephesians, Philippians, Colossians

2. In what year was the Harklean Version of Thomas of Harqel completed?

A) 1979 CE
B) 616 CE
C) 1905 CE
D) 180 CE

3. The New Testament of the Peshitta primarily reflects which text-type?

A) Western
B) Caesarean
C) Byzantine
D) Alexandrian

4. According to George Gwilliam's examination of Matthew 1–14, how many times does the Peshitta agree with the Textus Receptus?

A) 31
B) 108
C) 65
D) 137

5. In how many instances in Matthew 1–14 does the Peshitta stand alone?

A) 137
B) 65
C) 108
D) 31

6. Which Church Father mentioned that Hegesippus quoted from a Syriac Gospel?

A) John Gwynn
B) George Gwilliam
C) Eusebius
D) Philip E. Pusey

7. What nickname is sometimes used to refer to the Peshitta translation?

A) King of the texts
B) The Golden Testament
C) Queen of the versions
D) The Syriac Standard

8. Who was one of the scholars involved in the 1901 critical edition of the gospels?

A) Hegesippus
B) Eusebius
C) Philip E. Pusey
D) Thomas of Harqel

9. On how many manuscripts is the 1905 critical Peshitta text based?

A) More than seventy
B) Over five hundred
C) Exactly five
D) Exactly twenty-seven

10. Which specific pericope is included in the 1905 British & Foreign Bible Society's Peshitta edition?

A) Comma Johanneum
B) Long ending of Mark
C) Adultery pericope
D) The Beatitudes

11. What characters are used to reproduce the Peshitta NT in the Online Bible?

A) Hebrew characters
B) Syriac characters
C) Greek characters
D) Latin characters

12. What is the approximate date range suggested for the Syriac New Testament based on the writings of Hegesippus?

A) 400–450 CE
B) 100–120 CE
C) 600–620 CE
D) 160–180 CE

13. Which scholar is credited with the critical edition of the General Epistles and Revelation?

A) George Gwilliam
B) John Gwynn
C) Philip E. Pusey
D) Pinkerton

14. Which editions were used to create the 1905 United Bible Societies standard edition?

A) Syriac, Hebrew, and Greek
B) Eusebius, Hegesippus, and Thomas
C) Pusey, Gwilliam, and Gwynn
D) Vaticanus, Receptus, and Latin

15. How did Syriac scholars describe the translation of the New Testament?

A) Ancient, obscure, and fragmentary
B) Loose, interpreted, and poetic
C) Careful, faithful, and literal
D) Summary, abbreviated, and rough

16. In what language is the Peshitta originally written?

A) Hebrew
B) Latin
C) Classical Syriac
D) Koine Greek

17. What is the literal meaning of the term 'pšîṭtâ'?

A) Ancient scroll
B) Eastern translation
C) Sacred text
D) Simple version

18. From what language was the New Testament of the Peshitta translated?

A) Latin
B) Hebrew
C) Koine Greek
D) Arabic

19. Where did the Syriac dialect originate?

A) Jerusalem
B) Antioch
C) Constantinople
D) Edessa

20. In what year was the New Testament printed in Vienna by Albert Widmanstadt?

A) 1569
B) 1555
C) 1645
D) 1657

21. Who published the editio princeps of the Old Testament for the Paris Polyglot in 1645?

A) Albert Widmanstadt
B) Karl Schaaf
C) Gabriel Sionita
D) John Leusden

22. What is the scholarly symbol used to refer to the edition by John Leusden and Karl Schaaf?

A) SyrAnt
B) PeshEd
C) SyrPoly
D) Syrschaaf

23. Which language's version owes much to the Syriac Peshitta?

A) Latin
B) Coptic
C) Greek
D) Armenian

24. Besides 'simple', what is another possible translation for 'pšîṭtâ'?

A) Hidden
B) Common
C) Divine
D) Royal

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